The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-05-20
MINOR LOCALS

The fishing season has closed.
Farewe ell to toothsome shad for 1887
Repairs are being made on the
Port Deposit stove foundry Of Bibb
& Son.
A flock of carrier pigeons from
Philadelphia were let loose at Elk
ton last week.
We regret to learn that our old
friend Joshua jackson, residing near
Elkton is dangerously i'll.
AChinaman has reached Elkton.
The Laundry" will soon prove
success
The swift footed Emma Giles is 60
ing to run, the Sunday School child
rem to Colchester the rs of June.
Frank M. Linton, formerly of
Woodlawn, was married to Miss Mag
gle A. Forward of Wilmington, Del.
April 2Sth.
Judge Stump was on the commit
tee of resolutions of the Peach Grow
ers Convention which was held at
Dover, Del, last week,
The fish commissioners visited
Elkton last week and emptied sever
al cans of young shad in the creek at
Elk Landing.
From now until June Goth is the
time to SOW hungarian seed. You can
get it of good quality and cheap at
A. L. Duyckinck & Co.
w, HI. Moore son of W. W. Moore,
has entered the service OF the Penn
sylyania r. r. Co. as civil engineer
in the surveyors's department.
The Call will understand the Mes
bitt & Clendenin article published in
the MIDLAND JOURNAL two weeks
AGO. when he is informed it was a
local ad. OF their own getting up
Our broad guage hardware mer-
chants, Haines & Kirk introduce
spring goods this week in new adv.
which should command attention,
especially their gasoline stoves
George Hughes the celebrated axe
maker whose trip-hammer shop was
not far from Peach Bottom in Lam
caster county, died last week. He
was IS years old.
Jupiter and Venus, the two most
nrOminent celestial deities may be
seen blinking at each other across the
armament any clear evening, Ju-
piter in the east and Venus in the
west.
Young corn is showing its green
head in the early planted fields, Mr..
G. Kimble had field we'll up week
ago which he has been over with the
cultiyator.
At the monthly meeting of the Ok
ford medical society held on We'd
nesday last DR.. Morrison, occulist,
was advertised to read paper on
"weak eyes, and errors refraction."
The executive committee of the
Law and Order League met in Elk
ton, GU Tuesday. The cause of pro-
hibition was reported healthy, an"
the late law is4being respected gen
orally. s.t.ii:@
The Warren Athletic Club of Will
mington, Del, have resolved to pre-
sent Mr. w L.. Coudon with gold
medal for his remarkab e feat of ham
mer throwing, at recent exhibition
of the Club,
Among the talked Of candidates for
Governor, on the Democratic side is
fortunes favorite and the man whom
Cecil delights to honor, eX- Governor,
ex Senator and present Collector j.
B. Groome.
} Barney Moore of the 4th district
recently sold three days old colt
for $3.50 and afterward grieved be-
cause.-The hadn't asked and received
$500 for it, so the Me'cs says. The
grief part was probably all put on"
The General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church will meet at
Omaha, Neb.. on the 10Th inst New
Castle Presbytery will be represented
by Rev. DR.. Lafayette Marks and
Elder s. L. Fl. Irving.
The next meeting of the w oodlawn
VIC. Il. U. will take place Sunday
May 22nd at 230p. m Members
of the Union are requested to attend
as some important questions are to
be considered.
The 25th of June has been decided
on by the NJ. L. Sunday School of
this town for a grand Colchester ex
cursion. The little folks who wish
to 90 will have to mind their P's &
Q's, and attend Sunday School reg
ularly.
The store house OF r. G. Reese of
Elkton in the Hollow popularity
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